Doyle breaks Limerick hearts

JOHN DOYLE’S goal 10 minutes from time finally broke Limerick’s stubborn resistance in a gripping round two All-Ireland qualifier at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday night.

Having taken an 0-8 to 0-5 lead into half-time, the home side was clinging to a one point advantage — 0-10 to 0-9 — in the face of mounting pressure by Kildare and Doyle’s goal gave his side the necessary spur to go on and win a pulsating contest.

Apart from the opening 15 minutes during which the sides were level twice, Kildare struggled to contain a Limerick team who, urged on by a crowd of 8,500, were keen to build on last week’s thrashing of Meath.